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AUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN J. HARTMAN, OF WOOSTER, OHIO.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPCIFICATION forming part of Letters`Patent No. 281,501, dated July 17,1883.

Application filed March 3, 1853. (No model.)

To, all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN J. HART- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Vooster, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or gures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a vertical sectional View of my saddle. Fig.2 is a plan view of the pad-plate A, and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

This invention has relation to harness-saddles or coach-pads; and it.consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the squareopening or recess in the pad-plate, near its end, and the staple-shapedfastening adapted to engage said opening or recess, connecting theskirt-leather to the plate near the ex-V tremity of the latter; inproviding a rise in the end portion of the plate when the opening orrecess is made, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating this invention, the letter Adesignates the pad-plate, having the longitudinal `rim-iianges b. Theouter ends of the plate are depressed,

, as indicated at c, to the depth of about onequarter of an inch fromthe top of the rimfiange, to form a recess seat or boxing for theattachment ends d of the skirt-leathers E.

At the inner end of the depression or seat c is a shoulder, g, vrisingto the higher middle portion of the plate, (indicated at h.) The heightof this shoulder is about equal to the thickness ofthe skirt-leather E,so that when its attachment end d is in position its upper surface willbe flush with the middle bearingsurface of the plate. There is thereforeno necessityof shaving or skiving and thus weakening' the end of theskirt-leather.

Near the end of the bearing c is formed a wave-like rise, r, in thepad-plate, which is designed to relieve somewhat the strain on thevfastenings whereby the skirt-leather is atis preferred to make a squareopening through the plate, as indicated, s, said opening having aninclined offset bearing, s', communicating therewith on the under sideof the plate, toward its'end, and on theupper side of the plate aninclined offset-bearing, s, extending toward the middle of the plate.The stapleshaped fastening P is formed with a broad or flanged head, t,which is connected by the squared shank portion or bende to the wedgeform under branch, z. In order to connect the fastening P to theskirt-leather, aperforation is made throughthe main strap, and the lowerbranch and shank o are passed through until the flanged head rests onthe surface of 7 5 the skirt-strap. The cover-strip c is now stitched tothe main skirt-strap, concealing the head of the fastening and holdingit in place. The leather is now applied to itsbearing in the end of theplate, the lower branch of the fastening P being passed through theopening s, to engage the under bearing or offset recess, s,while thesquared shank engages the opening itself. Then the pad-screw is insertedand screwed up. The fastening P serves to secure the skirt in positionat the end ofthe plate rmly, preventing it from becoming detached. Italso prevents rocking or side motion of the skirt-leather.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

A ;l. In a harness-saddle, the staple-shaped fastening P for theskirt-leather, having the ilanged head, squared shank or bend, andwedge-form lower branch, substantially as specified.

2. In a harness-saddle, the pad-plate hav- In testimony whereof I aix mysignature in I presence of two Witnesses.

ing a squared opening or recess near its end, in combination with thestnpleshaped fastening p, whereby the skirt-leather is connected A tothe pad-plate nem' its end7 substantially as BENJAMIN J. HARTMAN. 5specified.

3. The pad-plate having the curved rise r fitnesses:

near its end7 and the recess O1' Opening s for E. D. MYERS,

the skirt-fastening extending through said rise, SOLOMON R. BONEWITZ.

substantially as specified.

